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Ligia exotica Roux, 1828
Wharf roach
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Isopoda | Ligiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic. Temperate
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-West Pacific. Introduced in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3248); max. reported age: 2.00 years (Ref. 130008)
Intertidal (Ref. 106854). Part of both epibenthic and arboreal communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Isopoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Mating usually occurs before and sometimes during the parturial molt. Sperm transfer is indirect. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium, which later hatch into manca postlarva before developing into adults.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Benson, A.J., P.L. Fuller and C.C. Jacono 2001 Summary Report of Ninindigenous Aquatic Species in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4. U.S. Geological Survey Florida Caribbean Science Center. (Ref. 8125)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human Related
Stamps, coins, misc.
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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.